Court denies TikTok’s request to halt enforcement of potential US ban until Supreme Court review

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 14, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, Network, News.

By HALELUYA HADERO A federal appeals court on Friday left in place a mid-January deadline in a federal law requiring TikTok to be sold or face a ban in the United States, rejecting a request made by the company to halt enforcement until the Supreme Court reviews its challenge of the statute. Related Articles National News | Trump hosts Apple CEO at Mar-a-Lago as big tech leaders continue outreach to president-elect National News | Biden’s commutation in ‘kids for cash’ scandal angers some Pennsylvania families National News |...

Biden’s commutation in ‘kids for cash’ scandal angers some Pennsylvania families

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 14, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, Network, News.

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM A judge who helped orchestrate one of the worst judicial scandals in U.S. history — a scheme to send children to for-profit jails in exchange for kickbacks — was among the 1,500 people whose sentences were commuted by President Joe Biden this week. Related Articles National News | Trump hosts Apple CEO at Mar-a-Lago as big tech leaders continue outreach to president-elect National News | Court denies TikTok’s request to halt enforcement of potential US ban until Supreme Court review National News |...

South Korea’s national police chief and Seoul’s top officer detained over enforcement of martial law

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 11, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Network, News, World News.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s national police chief and top police officer for the capital, Seoul, were detained over the enforcement of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived martial law decree last week, police said Wednesday. The development comes hours before the main liberal opposition Democratic Party submits a new motion to impeach Yoon on the martial law introduction. The party said it aims to put the motion on a floor vote on Saturday. Related Articles World News | Dengue cases set a new record in the Americas this year as deaths also surge ...

Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick for intel chief, faces questions on Capitol Hill amid Syria fallout

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 10, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard faced fresh scrutiny Monday on Capitol Hill about her proximity to Russian-ally Syria amid the sudden collapse of that country’s hardline Assad rule. Gabbard ignored shouted questions about her 2017 visit to war-torn Syria as she ducked into one of several private meetings with senators who are being asked to confirm Trump’s unusual nominees. Related Articles National Politics | Trump promises to end birthright citizenship: What is it and could he do...

Connecticut court upholds $965 million verdict against Alex Jones in Sandy Hook

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 7, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, Network, News.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut Appellate Court on Friday affirmed a $965 million verdict from 2022 against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, determining there’s “sufficient evidence” to support the damages awarded to relatives of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre victims and an FBI agent. In its unanimous opinion, the court cited the “traumatic threats and harassment” the families endured “stemming from the lies, as propagated by the defendants, that the Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax.” “Our review of the record reveals that there was sufficient evidence to support the...

Broward spa owner used COVID loans for Bentley, luxury shopping spree, feds say

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 6, 2024. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

A Broward County woman is accused of fraudulently applying for COVID-19 loans for her medical spa business and using the money to lease a Bentley Bentayga and go shopping at the luxury Bal Harbour Shops in Miami Beach, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Cassandra Yolanda Clarke, 45, of Miramar, made her initial appearance in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday. She faces charges of wire fraud and money laundering, federal court records show. Prosecutors allege in the indictment that Clarke submitted “false and fraudulent applications” for two Paycheck Protection Program loans on behalf of her...

‘Sharks’ vet pitches from entrepreneurs at FAU. See who scored a deal

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 6, 2024. Posted in Business, Education, Entertainment, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, National News, News, Things To Do.

Three prominent investor-judges from “Shark Tank,” television’s high court of American entrepreneurship, descended on Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton to hear pitches from hopeful local innovators in search of financial backing. The visiting judges for the so-called “CrocTank” event, sponsored by Noble Capital Markets of Boca Raton, included Canadian venture capitalist Kevin O’Leary, a.k.a “Mr. Wonderful,” FUBU apparel founder Daymond John, and cyber-tech entrepreneur Robert Herjavec, also from Canada. The contest was a wrap-up event of a two-day financial investment conference...

Biden pardons his son Hunter despite previous pledges not to

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 2, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, Politics.

By ZEKE MILLER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and COLLEEN LONG WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday night, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family. The Democratic president had previously said he would not pardon his son or commute his sentence after convictions in the two cases in Delaware and California. The move comes weeks before Hunter Biden was set to receive his punishment after his...

In a shock offensive, insurgents breach Syria’s largest city for the first time since 2016

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 30, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Network, News, World News.

By SARAH EL DEEB, Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Insurgents breached Syria’s largest city Friday and clashed with government forces for the first time since 2016, according to a war monitor and fighters, in a surprise attack that sent residents fleeing and added fresh uncertainty to a region reeling from multiple wars. The advance on Aleppo followed a shock offensive launched by insurgents Wednesday, as thousands of fighters swept through villages and towns in Syria’s northwestern countryside. Residents fled neighborhoods on the city’s edge because of missiles and gunfire, according to...

British lawmakers give initial approval to a bill to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 30, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Network, News, World News.

By BRIAN MELLEY and PAN PYLAS, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers gave initial approval on Friday to a bill to help terminally ill adults end their lives in England and Wales, following an impassioned debate that saw people sharing personal stories of loss and suffering. Members of Parliament approved the assisted dying bill by a 330-275 vote, signaling their approval in principle for the bill, which will undergo further scrutiny before it goes to a final vote. Friday’s vote came after hours of debate — emotional at times — that touched on issues of ethics, faith and law....

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